Hero999
Banned
Why cut the legs off?
Antknee.
It's to stop you from using it in case you miss the bin and find it later.
I agree, I'm in the process of returning some RAM I purchased off ebay because it didn't come wrapped in anti-static packaging but printer paper and bubble wrap.IAnother thing which will damage ICs is static electricity.
When I am working on a circuit board I wear an anti-static wrist strap which is earthed.
Why? because of painfull expensive experience, having damaged a couple of expensive modem ICs (about £11 each) my wife never let me live it down!
I would've happily paid more for the proper packaging and will not use anything that might fail later as ESD can make components unreliable.